Oral recombinant yeast for expressing s protein of novel coronavirus, preparation therefor, and application thereof

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure discloses an oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for expressing an S protein of a SARS-CoV-2 and preparation and application thereof. The oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine contains 16 to 1035 amino acids of the S protein, and contains an RBD domain and an FP fusion peptide. A complete transcriptional unit GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU of a truncated S protein constructed in vitro is integrated into a yeast genome through homologous recombination, the S protein is displayed on a surface of a yeast cell by an Aga1-Aga2 surface display system; a S protein surface display type SARS-CoV-2 vaccine strain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP) is obtained, and the obtained strain is used for preparing the oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This Application is a national stage application of PCT/CN2021/088592This application claims priorities from PCT Application No.PCT/CN2021/088592, filed Apr. 21, 2021, and from the Chinese patentapplication 2020105299617 filed Jun. 11, 2020, the content of which areincorporated herein in the entirety by reference.

INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF SEQUENCE LISTING OR TABLE

The material in the accompanying sequence listing is hereby incorporatedby reference in its entirety into this application. The accompanyingfile, named “4_13000_081USN_Sequence_Listing.txt” was created on Apr. 5,2023, and is 20.6 KB.

TECHINICAL FIELD

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of biologicalgenetic engineering, and relates to an oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine forexpressing an S protein of SARS-CoV-2 and preparation and applicationthereof.

BACKGROUND

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory systeminfectious disease caused by infection with Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The SARS-CoV-2 is a single-stranded positive-stranded RNA virus, whichis classified as a member of Subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, FamilyCoronaviridae, and Order Nidovirales. It belongs to beta coronavirusesalong with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle EastRespiratory Syndrome (MERS). A length of a genome is 29,903 bp, encodingmain structural proteins that include Spike glycoprotein (S), Envelop(E), nucleocapsid phosphoprotein (N), membrane glycoprotein (M) and thelike. Spike protein S in SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV binds to host cells bydifferent receptor-binding domains (RBDs). The S protein of the MERS-CoVbinds to dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4, also known as CD26 ^([1])) ofthe host cells, the SARS-CoV is consistent with the SARS-CoV-2, andAngiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) on the surfaces of the cells is abinding site of the RBD of the S protein ^([2,3]). Studies have shownthat RBD domains of the SARS-CoV and the SARS-CoV-2 mainly differ in318-507 aa at a C-terminal^([4]), and both of them do not have completeprotection, so it is necessary to develop specific protectivepreparations against the SARS-CoV-2.

Mature exogenous protein expression systems include yeast cells,prokaryotic expression systems and baculovirus insect cell expressionsystems. Compared with the latter two elements, the yeast cells have theadvantages of mature post-translational modification capacity, shortculture cycle, safety, convenience, low production cost and the like^([5]). Exogenous proteins are displayed on the surfaces of the yeastcells by using yeast surface display (YSD), so as to prepare oralprotective preparations. Meanwhile, yeast cell wall polysaccharides havea regulatory effect on organism's immune systems, and can achieve anantiviral effect, enhance immune functions and promote the developmentof immune organs. Therefore, the development of the oral yeastpreparations has a good application prospect.

SUMMARY

One of the objectives of the present disclosure is to provide surfacedisplay type SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for spike protein S of SARS-CoV-2 andapplication thereof. Specifically, the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is used forthe preparation of oral preparations.

The second objective of the present disclosure is to provide apreparation method of the oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

The third objective of the present disclosure is to provide applicationof the oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

The objectives of the present disclosure are achieved by the followingtechnical solutions:

A SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for expressing an S protein of SARS-CoV-2,ST1814G-S (RBD-FP), contains amino acids of the S protein at positions16 to 1035.

A truncated S protein of the SARS-CoV-2 is preferably amino acids atpositions 300 to 1000, with a sequence characteristic of SEQ ID No. 1,containing an RBD domain at positions 330 to 521 and fusion peptides(FP) at positions 816 to 833.

A gene for expressing the truncated protein, contains an RBD domain ofthe spike protein S, namely basic groups at positions 991 to 1563 and anFP domain, namely basic groups at positions 2449 to 2499, with anucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No. 2.

A plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is constructed,which has a sequence characteristic of SEQ ID No. 3 and consists of thegene fragments according to claim 3 and a POT-GPD-TU vector.

A method for preparing the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for the S protein of theSARS-CoV-2 includes the steps: integrating a complete transcriptionalunit GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU of the truncated S protein constructed in vitrointo a yeast genome through homologous recombination, displaying the Sprotein on a surface of a yeast cell by an Aga1-Aga2 surface displaysystem to obtain an S protein surface display type SARS-CoV-2 vaccinestrain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP), and preparing the oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine byusing the obtained strain.

The method specifically includes the following steps:

(1) PCR amplification of an encoding gene of the spike protein S of theSARS-CoV-2: synthesizing an S gene by referring to a virogene sequenceNC_045512.2 of the SARS-CoV-2, with a sequence characteristic of SEQ No.2; and designing primers to amplify the encoding gene S(RBD-FP) of the Sprotein for yeast vector linkage with a plasmid pcDNA3.1-CoV-S as atemplate;

(2) tandem between an Aga2 gene and an encoding sequence S(RBD-FP) ofthe spike protein S of the SARS-CoV-2: linearizing the POT-GPD-TU vectorby single enzyme digestion with BamHI, seamlessly cloning and linkingthe S gene fragments to a surface display expression vector GPD-POT-TUto obtain the recombinant plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU with a sequencecharacteristic of SEQ No. 3, transforming the recombinant plasmid intoE. coli DH5a, and performing PCR and sequencing validation by using Sgene test primers to obtain a positive clone; and

(3) construction of an S protein SARS-CoV-2 vaccine strain: performingenzyme digestion and splicing on the recombinant plasmidGPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU, homologous arms URRs and an encoding sequence of ascreening tag Leu to obtain a complete recombinant gene containing an Sgene sequence, transforming the recombinant gene into a saccharomycescerevisiae genome, obtaining a recombinant strain after screening withan auxotrophy type plate, testing a gene level by using the testprimers, and validating a protein expression level by Western blot andimmunofluorescence.

Disclosed is application of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for the S protein ofthe SARS-CoV-2 in preparation of a drug against the coronavirus.

The present disclosure has the beneficial effects that the truncated Sprotein surface display type oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine preparationcontaining a receptor-binding domain and an FP domain related to viruspathogenesis is prepared based on the spike protein S that triggers theinitiation of infestation when the SARS-CoV-2 binds to an ACE2 receptorof a host cell. Organism's protective immune responses are stimulated inan oral route, and with the help of the regulatory effect of yeast cellwall polysaccharides on organism's innate immune systems, more effectiveimmunoprotection is achieved. Compared with novel adenovirus vaccinesand mRNA vaccines, the oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine preparation is low incost, capable of achieving large-scale scaled-up production, and safeand reliable, has a good application and development prospect, andprovides options for immunologic prevention and control of theSARS-CoV-2.

The oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine preparation for the S protein of theSARS-CoV-2 in the present disclosure is reported in China for the firsttime, and construction of the surface display strain and preparation ofthe preparation have certain innovativeness, so that a new thought andpreparation are provided for prevention and control of COVID-19.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a structural pattern diagram of an encoding gene of an Sprotein of SARS-CoV-2;

FIG. 2 shows a PCR amplification result of a gene S(RBD-FP);

FIG. 3 shows a transformant test after a plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU istransformed into Escherichia coli; and lanes 1-10 respectively representPCR test results of colonies of different Escherichia colitransformants, CK+is amplification with a PCR product of the geneS(RBD-FP) as a template, and CK−is a ddH₂O control;

FIG. 4 is a splicing pattern diagram of a complete transcriptional unitGPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU;

FIG. 5 shows a growth condition of GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU completing yeasttransformation in an SD-leu medium;

FIG. 6 shows genotype validation of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccineST1814G-S(RBD-FP); and genotypes of the transformed yeast correspondingto transformants No. 2 and No. 3 of Escherichia coli are validated.Lanes 1-6 are 6 different yeast transformants respectively, CK+is PCRamplification with a plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU as a template, and CK−is anegative control with ddH₂O as a template.

FIG. 7 shows Western blot validation of a yeast strainST1814G-S(RBD-FP), and two bands are shown after a truncated S proteinis tested by a His antibody. The protein with a large molecular weightis a glycosylation-modified truncated S protein, and the protein with asmall molecular weight is a product obtained after digestion ofprotease; and lanes 3-1, 3-4 and 3-6 correspond to 3 different yeasttransformants.

FIG. 8 shows immunofluorescence observation of a protein S(RBD-FP) in aSARS-CoV-2 vaccine ST1814G-S(RBD-FP); and a blank strain ST1814G istaken as a control.

FIG. 9 shows a growth curve of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine ST1814G-S(RBD-FP)and its relationship with a protein expression trend; a shows a growthcurve of bacteria, ST1814G is taken as a control, and the growth trendof the strain for expressing protein is consistent with that of thecontrol group; and b shows analysis of protein expressions at differentculture time points, and lanes 1-5 represent culture for 1 day to 5 daysrespectively.

FIG. 10 shows a test of specific IgA and IgG in serum of BALB/c miceorally taking a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine; A shows serum IgG detection of micein a non-oral group (Blank), a group orally taking an original blankyeast (Host) and a group orally taking a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (FP) inELISA; and B shows serum IgA detection of the mice in the non-oral group(Blank), the group orally taking the original blank yeast (Host) and thegroup orally taking the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (FP) in ELISA.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure will be further explained below with reference toembodiments, the content of which should not be constituted to limit thescope of the present disclosure. Unless other specified, reagents in theembodiments are all commercial reagents.

Embodiment 1. Construction of Vector GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU

(1) Amplification of Gene S(RBD-FP)

An encoding gene of an S protein consists of a subunit S1 and a subunitS2. The subunit S1 contains an RBD domain which can bind to a peptidasedomain (PD) of an ACE2 receptor of a host cell; and the subunit S2contains a hydrophobic fusion peptide (FP) sequence, which assists avirus in drawing close to and fusing with a host cell membrane, andsimilar structures also exist in SARS-CoV^([8, 9]). Primers CoV-S-F (SEQID NO. 4: GACGATAAGGTACCAGGATCCATGAAGTGTACGTTGAAATCCT) and CoV-S-R (SEQID NO. 5: gaattccaccacactggatccTCTGCCTGTGATCAACCTAT) were designed andsynthesized according to an S gene sequence structure (shown in FIG. 1), gene fragments of the S protein were artificially synthesizedaccording to a virus genome sequence (Genbank No.: MT407658.1) which hasbeen reported, a plasmid pcDNA3.1-CoV-S was constructed, and theencoding gene S(RBD-FP) of the S protein containing RBD and an FP domainwas amplified with the plasmid as a template. A PCR amplification systemwas as follows:

Template DNA 1 μL CoV-S-F (10 μM) 1 μL CoV-S-R (10 μM) 1 μL 2*Hieff Mix(YEASEN) 12.5 μL ddH₂O To 25 μL

Amplification was performed by using the following PCR procedures:

98° C. 5 min 95° C. 10 s {close oversize brace} 30 cycles 56° C. 10 s72° C. 2 min 72° C. 5 mins

A length of a PCR product was 2106 bp.

A PCR result was shown in FIG. 2 , and a lane on the rightmost side wasan amplification result of the gene S(RBD-FP).

(2) Construction of Vector GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU

The gene S(RBD-FP) was linked to a vector POT-GPD-TU constructed in alaboratory ^([7]). The vector POT-GPD-TU was linearized by enzymedigestion with BamHI and then linked with the gene S(RBD-FP), anN-terminal of the gene S(RBD-FP) was linked with Aga2 in tandem forfusion expression, and a C-terminal of the gene had a His tag on thevector. A linked product was obtained by using a seamless clone kit(C112-01, Vazyme), and E. coli DH5 was transformed α. Escherichia colitransformants were screened with an Amp resistant plate, and S genetesting primers (S-F 331: aatattacaaacttgtgccct (SEQ ID NO. 6) and S-R524: aacagttgctggtgcatgtag (SEQ ID NO. 7)) were used to perform PCRvalidation and sequencing.

Results were shown in FIG. 3 , a length of a PCR amplification productwas 579 bp, positive transformants were No. 1-8 and No. 9, thetransformants No. 2 and 3 were selected for sequencing, and the resultswere consistent with an expected result, indicating that the plasmidGPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU was successfully constructed.

Embodiment 2. Construction and Test of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine StrainST1814G-S(RBD-FP) of SARS-CoV-2

(1) Construction of Yeast Transformation Fragments

A vector GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU was subjected to enzyme digestion with BsaI,and meanwhile homologous arm plasmids (URR1 and URR2) and a selectivetag plasmid (LEU) were subjected to enzyme digestion with BsmB I.Homologous arms URRs, the selective tag LEU and a transcriptional unitGPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU were spliced according to a specific prefix and suffixsequence by referring to experimental steps of a Dai researchgroup^([6]), and were linked overnight with T4 ligase at 16° C., and aspliced product (shown in FIG. 4 ) was used for yeast transformation.

(2) Construction of Recombinant Saccharomyces Cerevisiae StrainST1814G-S(RBD-FP)

{circle around (1)} Strain activation: a single colony ST1814G waspicked and inoculated into 3 mL of a YPD liquid medium to be culturedovernight at 30° C. and 220 rpm. A bacteria solution cultured overnightwas transferred into 5 mL of a fresh YPD medium at a ratio of 1: 50, sothat an initial OD is 0.1-0.2, and the medium was cultured at 30° C. and220 rpm till OD600 was 0.5-0.8. The medium was centrifuged at 2500 rpmfor 5 minutes, bacteria of 5 mL of suspension were collected, cells werewashed with 1 mL of sterile water, and a supernatant was removed.

{circle around (2)} Yeast transformation: 100 μL of 0.1 M lithiumacetate was added into the centrifuged bacterium precipitates, the cellswere resuspended, and were centrifuged at 12000 rpm for 20 seconds, anda supernatant was removed. 50 μL of 0.1 M lithium acetate was addedthereto, cells were resuspended, and were centrifuged at 12000 rpm for20 seconds, and the bacteria were collected. Then 240 μL of 50% PEG4000,36 μL of 1 M lithium acetate, 100 μg of salmon sperm DNA and 2 μg offragment DNA were sequentially added into a centrifugal tube and shakenvigorously till they were completely mixed well. The mixture wascentrifuged at 30° C. and 200 rpm for 30 minutes, at 42° C. for 25minutes and at 6000 rpm for 15 seconds, bacteria were collected, atransformation solution was removed, 1 mL of the YPD liquid medium wasadded for incubation at 30° C. for 2 hours, and was centrifuged at 2500rpm for 5 minutes, bacteria were collected, cells were resuspended with50 μL of deionized water, the cells were blown and pipetted and mixedwell as moderate as possible, and the bacteria were coated on a surfaceof an SD-leu solid medium and grew in an incubator at 30° C. for 2-3days till typical colonies were formed. A single colony was picked,streaked and purified on an SD-leu plate and synchronously inoculatedinto 3 mL of the YPD liquid medium to be cultured overnight at 30° C.and 220 rpm for genome validation.

{circle around (3)} Genotype Validation of Strain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP)

Yeast growing in the SD-leu medium was selected, and a genome thereofwas extracted to validate whether the gene S(RBD-FP) was successfullyintegrated into the genome or not through PCR. An extraction method ofthe yeast genome was performed by referring to documents ^([10]). 100 μLof a cultured bacteria solution was taken and centrifuged at 6000 rpmfor 1 minute, a supernatant was removed, cells were resuspended with 100μL of lysate (200 mM LiOAc, 1% SDS) and incubated at 70° C. for 5minutes, 300 μL of absolute ethanol was added for mixing them well, themixture was centrifuged at 15000 g for 3 minutes, and cell debris wascollected. After washing with 70% ethanol, 50-100 μL of ddH₂O was addedfor resuspending precipitates. After centrifuging at 15000 g for 15seconds, a supernatant was pipetted as a genome template for PCRamplification. A PCR amplification system was as follows:

Genome DNA 1 μL S-F 331 (10 μM) 1 μL S-R 524 (10 μM) 1 μL 2*Mix Buffer(P111-01, Vazyme) 10 μL ddH₂O To 20 μL

Amplification was performed by using the following PCR procedures:

95° C. 5 min 95° C. 15 s {close oversize brace} 30 cycles 56° C. 15 s72° C. 30 s 72° C. 5 mins

PCR amplification was performed with genome DNA as a template, andmeanwhile the plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU was taken as a positive controland ddH₂O was taken as a negative control.

Experimental results were shown in FIG. 5 , Escherichia colitransformants No. 2 and No. 3 of the plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TUtransformed yeast cells after enzyme digestion and linkage, and althoughboth of them could grow on the Sd-leu selective medium, only the No. 3plasmid could obtain the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine strain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP)with a correct genome. The correct recombined yeast was numbered withNo. 1, No. 4 and No. 6 (shown in FIG. 6 ).

{circle around (4)} Phenotype Validation of Strain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP)

As a C-terminal, inserted into the fragment S(RBD-FP), of the vectorGPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU had a His tag, an expression of a target gene S(RBD-FP)was tested by an anti-His antibody for Western blot, and display of theprotein was observed by using a laser confocal microscope.

Western Blot:

2 mL of a YPD culture solution for 48 hours was collected andcentrifuged at 6000 rpm for 1 minute, bacteria were collected,acid-pickling glass beads were added thereto, the bacteria wereresuspended with 60 μL of PEB buffer, wall breaking was performed fivetimes by a glass bead method, 15 μL of 5×SDS loading buffer was added,the bacteria were left to stand in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes,and were centrifuged at 4° C. and 12000 rpm for 10 minutes, asupernatant was carefully pipetted, and 8 μL of the supernatant was usedfor 12% SDS-PAGE electrophoresis.

Protein separation gel was transferred to a PVDF membrane with a sizethe same as that of the gel at 300 mA for 100 minutes by a wet transfermethod after SDS-PAGE electrophoresis was completed; the PVDF membranewas blocked with 5% skim milk for 1 hour at room temperature aftermembrane transfer; the membrane was completely immersed in a mouseanti-His monoclonal antibody (HT501, Transgene) diluted with 5% BSA at aratio of 1: 2000 and incubated at 4° C. overnight; a primary antibodywas recovered, and the PVDF membrane was rinsed three times with TBSTbuffer, each time for 10 minutes; a goat anti-mouse HRP-labeledsecondary antibody diluted with 5% of BSA at a ratio of 1: 5000 (LK2003,Sungene Biotech) was added, and incubation was performed at roomtemperature for 1 hour; the PVDF membrane was rinsed three times withthe TBST buffer; and a chemiluminescence chromogenic substrate (34075,ThermoFisher) was dropwise added to a front surface of the PVDF membranein the dark, and exposure was performed by a Bio-rad chemiluminescenceimager to observe a protein expression.

Immunofluorescence:

500 μL of ST1814G-S(RBD-FP) bacteria solution induced for 48 hours wascollected and centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 5 minutes, and bacteria werecollected; ST1814G induced for 48 hours was taken as a negative control;the bacteria were washed three times with 500 μL of PBST and centrifugedat 4000 rpm for 5 minutes, and a supernatant was removed; the bacteriawere resuspended with an 6*His-Tag antibody diluted with 200 μL of PBSTat a ratio of 1: 2000 respectively, and spin binding was performed at 4°C. for 1 hour; a primary antibody was recovered; the bacteria werewashed three times with 500 μL of PBST and centrifuged in the similarway, and a supernatant was removed; an FITC-labeled goat anti-mousesecondary antibody diluted with 200 μL of PBST at a ratio of 1: 5000 wasadded, and incubation was performed at 37° C. for 30 minutes in the darkand then, the secondary antibody was recovered; the bacteria were washedthree times with 500 μL of PBST and centrifuged in the similar way, anda supernatant was removed; and the bacteria were resuspended with 50 μLof PBS, 10 μL of bacteria solution was taken and dropwise added to aclean glass slide and covered with a cover slip, the cover slip wasfixed by coating nail polish around the cover slip, and the bacteriasolution was observed under a laser confocal microscope.

Results were shown in FIG. 7 , and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine strains No. 1, No.4 and No. 6 all could express the S protein. A theoretical value of amolecular weight of the S protein was 78 KDa, however, an actualobservation result showed two bands of 135 KDa and 23 KDa. The S proteinhas a plurality of glycosylation sites, so that the increase of themolecular weight may be caused by glycosylation. The decrease of themolecular weight may be caused by digestion with protease.Immunofluorescence results were shown in FIG. 8 , and no fluorescencewas shown in the control group ST1814G (above FIG. 8 ), whereas obviousgreen fluorescence was shown in the experimental group ST1814G-S(RBD-FP)(below FIG. 8 ), indicating that the S protein was successfullyexpressed and positioned on surfaces of the recombinant saccharomycescerevisiae cells.

{circle around (5)} Growth and Protein Expression Rule of StrainST1814G-S(RBD-FP)

A single colony of a transformant No. 4 of the strain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP)was taken and inoculated to 20 mL of a YPD liquid medium, 2 mL of themedium was sampled at an interval of 24 hours for OD₆₀₀ determination,the volume of bacteria was adjusted to be consistent based on theminimum value of the bacterial volume at an initial time point, andprotein samples at different time points were prepared for Western blottest.

Results were shown in FIG. 9 , and it was analyzed from a growth curveof FIG. 9 -a that the expression of the S(RBD-FP) truncated protein hadno influence on growth of the bacteria, the growth trend of the bacteriawas consistent with that of the control group, and the volume of thebacteria was gradually increased over the extension of the culture time.Meanwhile, the expression level of the protein was also increased overthe extension of the culture time, in which the expression level was thehighest on Day 5 of culture (FIG. 9 -b).

Embodiment 3. Preparation of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine for S Protein ofSARS-CoV-2

A No. 4 strain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP) was taken as a seed, a single colonywas taken and inoculated into 20 mL of a YPD liquid medium to becultured overnight at 30° C., a seed solution cultured overnight wastaken to be diluted at a ratio of 1: 100, inoculated into 1 L of freshYPD liquid medium, after cultured for 3 to 4 days, the medium wascentrifuged, bacteria were collected and washed once with PBS, andrecombinant strain dry powder was prepared after the bacteria weresubjected to vacuum freeze-drying.

Embodiment 4. Application of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Strain for S Protein ofSARS-CoV-2

SPF-level BALB/c mice were divided into three groups with six mice ineach group, each was fed with 10⁷ cfu of a No. 4 yeast strainST1814G-S(RBD-FP) on Day 1, Day 6, Day 11 and Day 23 respectively, and ablank yeast strain ST1814G was taken as a control. Blood was sampledfrom eyeballs after the fourth immunization for test of levels of IgGand IgA antibodies.

An RBD domain for prokaryotically expressed S protein of coronavirus wasdesigned in a test, the purified protein was obtained, the antibody wasprepared, and the purified RBD protein, goat anti-mouse IgG and IgA-HRPenzyme conjugates and indirect ELISA were used for testing the levels ofIgG and IgA.

Results were shown in FIG. 10 , the levels of S protein-specific IgG(FIG. 10A) and IgA (FIG. 10B) in serum of the mice in the group fed withthe No. 4 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine ST1814G were significantly increased,indicating that the recombinant saccharomyces cerevisiae strain couldwell stimulate organism's body fluid immunization and mucosalimmunization, and could serve as a novel immune protection preparation,and provide options for prevention and control of the coronavirus.

Although the content of the present disclosure is described withreference to the above embodiments, implementations of the presentdisclosure are not limited by the above embodiment. The scope of thepresent disclosure is limited by the appended claims, and any otherchanges or modifications made within the limited scope all should beequivalent substitutes that are included in the protection scope of thepresent disclosure.

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1. A SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for expressing an S protein of SARS-CoV-2,ST1814G-S (RBD-FP), containing amino acids of the S protein at positions16 to
 1035. 2. A truncated S protein of SARS-CoV-2, wherein thetruncated S protein is preferably amino acids at positions 300 to 1000,with a sequence characteristic of SEQ ID No. 1, containing an RBD domainat positions 330 to 521 and an FP fusion peptide at position 816 to 833.3. A gene for expressing the truncated protein according to claim 2,wherein the gene contains an RBD domain of a spike protein S, namelybasic groups at positions 991 to 1563 and an FP domain, namely basicgroups at positions 2449 to 2499, with a nucleotide sequence of SEQ IDNo.
 2. 4. Construction of a plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU of the SARS-CoV-2vaccine according to claim 1, wherein the plasmid has a sequencecharacteristic of SEQ ID No. 3 and consists of the gene fragmentsaccording to claim 3 and a POT-GPD-TU vector.
 5. A method for preparinga SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for an S protein of coronavirus, wherein comprisingthe following steps: integrating a complete transcriptional unitGPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU of a truncated S protein body constructed in vitro intoa yeast genome through homologous recombination, displaying the Sprotein on a surface of a yeast cell by an Aga1-Aga2 surface displaysystem to obtain an S protein surface display type SARS-CoV-2 vaccinestrain ST1814G-S(RBD-FP), and preparing the oral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine byusing the obtained strain.
 6. The method for preparing the SARS-CoV-2vaccine for the S protein of the SARS-CoV-2 according to claim 5,wherein specifically comprising the following steps: (1) PCRamplification of an encoding gene of the spike protein S of theSARS-CoV-2: synthesizing an S gene by referring to a virogene sequenceNC_045512.2 of the SARS-CoV-2, with a sequence characteristic of SEQ No.2; and designing primers to amplify the encoding gene S(RBD-FP) of the Sprotein for yeast vector linkage with a plasmid pcDNA3.1-CoV-S as atemplate; (2) tandem between an Aga2 gene and an encoding sequenceS(RBD-FP) of the spike protein S of the SARS-CoV-2: linearizing thePOT-GPD-TU vector by single enzyme digestion with BamHI, seamlesslycloning and linking S gene fragments to a surface display expressionvector GPD-POT-TU to obtain a recombinant plasmid GPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU witha sequence characteristic of SEQ No. 3, transforming the recombinantplasmid into E. coli DH5a, and performing PCR and sequencing validationby using S gene test primers to obtain a positive clone; and (3)construction of an S protein SARS-CoV-2 vaccine strain: performingenzyme digestion and splicing on the recombinant plasmidGPD-S(RBD-FP)-TU, homologous arms URRs and an encoding sequence of ascreening tag Leu to obtain a complete recombinant gene containing an Sgene sequence, transforming the recombinant gene into a saccharomycescerevisiae genome, obtaining a recombinant strain after screening withan auxotrophy type plate, testing a gene level by using the testprimers, and validating a protein expression level by Western blot andimmunofluorescence.
 7. An Application of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for an Sprotein of SARS-CoV-2 in preparation of a drug against the SARS-CoV-2.